Historic Buildings of County Wexford
Republic of Ireland
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Castles, Baronial and Historic houses
... in alphabetical order
Including Castles, Abbeys, Manor Houses, Mansions, Stately Homes, Country houses, Estate houses, Courts, Halls, Parks and other listed buildings of historic interest
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A
● Adamstown Castle
● Artramon Castle
B
● Baldwinstown Castle - Ruins
● Ballycogly Castle
● Ballyconor Castle
● Ballyfarnoge Castle
● Ballyhack Castle -Restored Castle
● Ballyhealy Castle - Restored Norman Castle
● Ballykeerogemore Castle
● Ballyteigue Castle - Tower House
● Ballytory Castle
● Bargy Castle, Restored castle
● Barntown Castle, Tower House and Castle RuinsCastle Ruins
● Barrystown Castle
● Borrishamon Castle
● Brownswood Castle
● Butlerstown Castle
C
● Castleboro Castle
● Castleboro House . (notes from Abandoned Houses of Ireland, by Tarquin Blake) 1628, Robert CAREW had a grant of land.1668, Charles ll,confirmed the land 1787-for son Robert (same name for centuries), 1787, House modernised. Baron Carew owned it in 1834. A fire in a chimney.-most burnt. -new mansion house, 1848 in expensive Palladium style (over a large basement), and leading down to an artificial lake. Royal visitors planted trees. 1911 census showed mostly a huge domestic staff. 1919, Carew family left for England, in anticipation of the war for Independence in Ireland. " Monday, 5th feb, 1923, IRA Irregulars soaked hay in paraffin, and dragged flaming bales through the house, which was burnt to the ground" Lord Carew died in London, 2 months later. *** the current 7th Baron Carew, Patrick Connolly-Carew, represented Ireland at 1972 Equestrian Olympics.
● Castletown Castle
● Clougheast Castle, Restored Castle
● Clonard Castle
● Clonmines: Black Castle
● Clonmines: tower
● Clonmines: courthouse
● Clougheast Castle
● Coolhull Castle
● Courthoyle Castle
● Cullenstown Castle
● Courtown House home to the seat of Lord Courtown during the 18th and 19th centuries, but Courtown House was demolished in 1962.
D
● Danes Castle
● Deeps Castle
● Dunbrody Abbey
● Dunbrody Castle
● Dungulph Castle, Intact Castle
E
● Enniscorthy Castle
F
● Ferns Castle
● Ferrycarrig Castle
● Fethard Castle
G
H
● Hilltown Castle
I
J
● Johnstown Castle
K
● Kilcavan Castle
● Kilcloggan Castle
● Kilhile Castle
● Killesk Castle
● Killiane Castle
L
● Lady's Island Castle
● Lingstown Castle (collapsed in 1985)
● Loftus Hall In about 1170, Sir Alexander Redmond (de Raymond) with his kinsman, Raymond Le Gros, accompanied Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, to Ireland. He acquired certain lands in County Wexford on which he built The Hall, at Houseland near Portersgate. The Redmond family replaced their original castle with another in about 1350, during the time of the Black Death. This second castle was also known as The Hall or Redmond Hall and remained in their family until the 1650s.
M
● Mackmine Castle
● Mountgarret Castle
● Mulrankin Castle
N
● Newcastle Castle
● New Ross Castle (tower)
O
P
● Poulmarl or Taghmon Castle
Q
R
● Rathlannon Castle
● Rathmacknee Castle
● Rathronan Castle
● Rathshillane Castle
● Rathumney Castle
● Richfield Castle
● Rosegarland Castle
S
● Scar Castle
● Siginshaggard Castle
● Sigginstown Castle
● Slade Castle
● Slevoy Castle
● Stokestown Castle
T
● Taylorstown Castle
● Tellarought Castle
● Tintern Castle (Tintern Abbey)
● Tracystown Castle
U-V
W
● Wexford Castle (West Gate)
X-Y-Z
References and Sources
Wexford Specific
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General
▷ WIKI List of historical abbeys, castles and monuments in Ireland
▷ Irish Tourism - Buildings in Ireland
▷ Irish Tourist - Historic Buildings
▷ Irish Central - Historical sites to visit in Ireland
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